An investigation of the feasibility of predicting outcome indices in the treatment of heroid addiction.

An exploratory study employing multiple linear regression techniques was conducted to investigate the feasibility of predicting outcome indices in the treatment of heroin addiction. Demographic and biographic intake variables were obtained for heroin addicts prior to treatment in one of two different types of residential treatment programs. Length of treatment, further categorized into "split-stay" categories, was chosen as the criterion because of its importance from the standpoint of program management.